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11:11:
– “This will define the category for years to come.”
– wrapping up
– From Steve Jobs via Engadget:
“This is worth repeating. It’s in Apple’s DNA that technology is not enough. It’s tech married with the liberal arts and the humanities. Nowhere is that more true than in the post-PC products. Our competitors are looking at this like it’s the next PC market. That is not the right approach to this. These are pos-PC devices that need to be easier to use than a PC, more intuitive.”
– Steve has left the building. iPad 2 announcement concludes.
11:04:
– iPad is not just a consumption tool, but a productive one as well
– “We think 2011 is clearly the year of the iPad 2”
– Jobs is now showing another video, this one about iPad 2’s design
– design video, and smart cover video are now on Apple.com
10:51:
– GarageBand: touch instruments, guitar amps, loops, 8 track recording, mixing
– 250+ loops, email ACC file of songs
– piano and organ being demoed, now drums
– smart instruments for those who don’t know how to play music
– edit the same on iPad as on a Mac with GarageBand
– $4.99, available March 11
10:41
– iOS 4.3 is free and available March 11
– new apps: iMovie for iPad. Comes with precision editing, new themes, multi-track audio and AirPlay support.
– interface is a “movie theater”, your movies are like movie posters
– record directly into iMovie with iPad’s camera or import from library
– segment control, precision control, transitions, etc.
– editing is touch-based
– audio editing looks like Final Cut Pro
– comes with 50 sound effects
– record voiceovers
– 8 themes, 3 are new
– upload videos directly to Vimeo, CNN iReport, and YouTube
– iMovie is $4.99 and available March 11
10:37:
– Photobooth for iPad
– iPad can stream 9 live feeds at the same time via Photobooth
– visual effects used in real time with fingers
– FaceTime: between 2 iPads, iPad and iPhone, iPad and iPod touch and iPad and Mac
– transistion between front and rear facing cameras
10:33:
iOS 4.3
– better Safari performance, JavaScript twice as fast
– stream iTunes wirelessly from remote mac
– improved AirPlay
– now can use switch on the iPad as mute or lock rotation
– personal hotspot, only available now to iPhone 4 customers.
10:29:
– Apple not offering cases but a “smart” cover, covering the glass and folds under
– When cover is closed, the iPad shuts off automatically
– micro-fiber lining also included
– iPad has built in magnets and in the cover
– 5 color choices, $39 each for polyurethane type, $69 each for leather
10:26:
– HDMI Video output, no setup, no configuration, works with all apps up to 1080p
-charges iPad 2 at the same time
– supports rotation, costs $39
10:22:
– Available in black and white, shipping from “day one” – both AT&T and Verizon models
– 10 hour battery life
– same starting price at $499 for 16GB wifi
– 16GB – $99, 32GB – $599, 64GB $699
– 16GB 3G – $629, 32GB 3G – $729, 64GB 3G – $829
– SHIPPING MARCH 11
10:18:
– Jobs says, “this is just the beginning”. Apple to build on what already has been delivered with iPad.
– says 2011 is the year of the copycats
– hardware details: A5 dual-core chip twice as fast as previous iPad processor, low power just like A4
– Front Camera; Rear Camera, built in Gryoscope.
– iPad 2 is hinner than iPhone at 8.8 mm thick compared to 13.4
– 1.3 pounds as opposed to 1.5 pounds in first generation
9:50am:
– Attendees are taking their seats as The Beatles are played.
10:01:
– lights go down
– Steve Jobs is on stage! Gets a standing ovation.
– Random House is coming to iBooks, joining 2,500 other publishers.
– 200 million iTunes accounts have been opened
– 100 millionth iPhone recently shipped
– talking about iPad and its potential and popularity
– iPad in 2010 video now showing
– videos shows how iPad caters to all ages and kinds, in education, healthcare and business
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When it would be available in bestbuy?
Why would you ask here? Watch the Best Buy probably knows better….watch their site…
Best Buy will start selling the iPad 2 on March 11. Walmart is also selling the tablet but an on sale date hasn’t been released yet.
More info can be found here;
http://www.ipadnewsupdates.com/ipad-news/best-buy-and-walmart-will-sell-ipad-2.html